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Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond is a medieval residential monument located in Widnes, Lancashire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure together with an associated fishpond, representing the physical infrastructure of a medieval manorial settlement. The monument dates from the medieval period, with the moated site serving as a defensive feature typical of gentry or minor noble residences of that era. The survival of both the moat and fishpond earthworks provides archaeological evidence of medieval land management and domestic organisation in the Lancashire landscape.
Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond, Widnes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014390. View the official record →
Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond is a medieval residential monument located in Widnes, Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014390.
Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond, Widnes is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014390.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge (2.1 km), Standing cross in St Luke's churchyard, Farnworth, beside the south porch (4.8 km), Cranshaw Hall moated site (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond, Widnes's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond, Widnes stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.